When Susanna Liew stepped in front of the TV cameras at Kuala Lumpur's High Court last month, she called the moment a historic and emotional milestone.
Today... the High Court has delivered a judgment of what we have long believed: that Pastor Raymond Koh was a victim of a grave injustice, the 69-year-old said in a shaky voice that evening.
It was a hard-won but stunning legal victory in a case that became one of Malaysia's biggest mysteries.
Nearly nine years earlier, her husband had been snatched by masked men in broad daylight. The abduction was captured on CCTV and gripped the nation for years.
The high court ruled that the elite Special Branch of the police had taken Raymond Koh, and held both the police and the Malaysian government responsible for the country's first-ever enforced disappearance case to be heard in a court.
For years Ms Liew fought to find out what happened to her husband, transforming from an ordinary pastor's wife to a fierce campaigner.
She may never know for sure why her husband was taken, but two independent official investigations found that the police saw the pastor as a threat to Islam, Malaysia's majority religion.
Speaking to the BBC shortly after her court victory, Ms Liew said she was driven to pursue justice.
A voice [inside me] said… 'So they took him in secret - I will let the whole world know.'
On 13 February 2017, shortly after 10am, Mr Koh left his family home to meet friends.
As the 63-year-old drove out of his house in a quiet Kuala Lumpur suburb, a convoy of SUVs and motorcycles roared up to his vehicle.
Masked men in black clothing sprang out. Glass shards flew everywhere as they smashed a window of Mr Koh's car and dragged out the pastor. They bundled him into one of their vehicles and drove off, taking his car with them.
Meanwhile, Mr Koh's disappearance took a toll on his family.
Ms Liew sold handcrafted jewellery to make ends meet, while relying on her savings and donations to put her youngest daughter through university.
In 2020, Ms Liew launched a civil lawsuit against several top police officers, the Royal Malaysian Police, and the Malaysian government.
Last month, a High Court judge found that among the named police officials and the Royal Malaysian Police, one or more of them were responsible for Raymond Koh's abduction and a conspiracy resulting in harm.
To date, this sum has surpassed 32 million ringgit, and the final figure is expected to be the largest payout in Malaysian history. The trust's money will be paid out only once Mr Koh's whereabouts are disclosed.
Ms Liew hopes the government will drop the appeal. If we know that he's dead and have his body, at least we can bury him and we can move on. But right now, we are in a limbo. We don't know - is he dead or alive? - and this takes a toll on us.
However, Ms Liew remains hopeful as she trains to become a counselor, finding strength in helping others while continuing her pursuit for justice.
